Events

Board meetings occur at quarterly dinner programs unless otherwise noted.
Executive Committee meetings occur on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted.

April 8 | Q2 Program – Insights from the Chief Litigation Counsel | McDonald’s, Bae Systems, GE Vernova, Amgen @ Westin Bayview (INVITE)

May 2 through 4 | JOINT BOARD RETREAT @ Marriott Coronado Island (INVITE)

May 20 | Judicial Brown Bag (1 of 2 – Federal  Court – LDC)

June 16 | Q2 ABTL Report available online (content due 1 month prior)

July 15 | MCLE specialty (2 of 3 – ethics) SPEAKER: Jonathan Andrews

August 14 | Q3 Program – Details TBD

September 11 | Judicial Mixer (LDC)

September 15 | Q3 ABTL Report available online (content due 1 month prior)

September 23 | Judicial Brown Bag (2 of 2 – Superior Court – LDC)

October 8 through 12 | 51st ANNUAL SEMINAR @ Wailea Beach Resort, Maui

October 21 | MCLE specialty (3 of 3 – elimination of bias) Speaker: Richard Huver

November 7, 8, and 10 | Mock Trial

November 12 | Q4 Program: Charity Event @ the Brick in Liberty Station

December 1 | Q4 ABTL Report available online (content due 1 month prior)

• January 9 | Athens Board of Governors Dinner (Board Members ONLY)
• February 4 | Q1 Program – Juror Attitudes in a Polarized Society
  SPEAKERS: Meghan Kelly and William Oxley @ Westin Gaslamp (INVITE) (MCLE Form)
• March 1 | Bi-Annual Trial Skills Seminar @ Gomez Trial Attorneys courtroom (INVITE) (MCLE Form)
• March 4 | Q1 ABTL Report available online (content due 1 month prior)
• March 18 | MCLE specialty (1 of 3 – technology) (INVITE) (MCLE Form)
  The Use of AI in the Courts and in Dispute Resolution Proceedings
  Speakers: Cynthia H. CwikEsq., FCIArb – JAMS, Judge Yvonne E. Campos, and Judge Allison Goddard

• Executive Committee Meetings | 1st Thursday of every month (unless otherwise noted)
• Jan 16 | BOG mtg – Athens Board Dinner (Board Members ONLY)
• Feb 20 | Q1 ABTL Report content due
• Feb 29 | Q1 BOG mtg/Dinner program (MCLE FORM)
  Attorney General Rob Bonta @ Westin Bay View (Emerald Plaza) (INVITE)
• Mar 14 | MCLE specialty (1 of 3) (MCLE FORM)
  “Implicit Bias and the Promotion of Bias Reducing Strategies”
  SPEAKERS: Hon. Alicia Y. Blanco, LA Superior Court & Stacie Hausner, Esq., ADR Services
  (1 hour of elimination of bias with focus on implicit bias credit) (INVITE)
• April 12-14 | JOINT BOARD RETREAT
  Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa (INVITE)
• May 21 | Q2 BOG mtg/Dinner program (MCLE FORM)
  Julian Andre and Alex Wyman: From Ethical Violations to Criminal Convictions: United States v. Avenatti
  @ Venue 808 (INVITE)
• May 22 |Q2 ABTL Report content due (SIGN UP)
• June 18 |Brown Bag (1 of 2) Hon. Rebecca Church (MCLE FORM)
  State Court (Leadership Development Committee)
• July 9 | MCLE specialty (2 of 3 – Technology) (MCLE FORM)
  Saas & eDiscovery – Navigating the Challenges of Emerging Data Sources
• Aug 15 | Q3 ABTL Report content due (SIGN UP)
• Aug 22 |Q3 BOG mtg/Dinner program (INVITE)
  Professor McGowan| Westin Gaslamp Garden Terrace
• Sept 24 | Judicial Mixer (Leadership Development Committee)
• Oct 2 | MCLE specialty (3 of 3 – .5 Ethics /.5 General)
  Lawyers as Writers of Fiction and Non-Fiction
  speakers: James J. Brosnahan, Mark X. Carlos, and Dan Lawton
• Oct 17-20 | ANNUAL SEMINAR
  Meritage Resort, Napa Valley (INVITE)
• Oct. 30 |Q4 ABTL Report Content due (SIGN UP)
• Nov 1, 2, 4 | Mock Trial
• Nov 6 | Q4 BOG mtg/Dinner program
  Charity Event @ The Brick in Liberty Station
• Dec 10 | Brown Bag (2 of 2) (INVITE)
  Hon. Lupe Rodriguez – US District Court (coordinated by the Leadership Development Committee)

• January 24 | Athen’s Market Annual BOG Meeting/Networking Event | CLICK HERE (board members only)
• January 24 | Margaret McKeown: Citizen Justice – A discussion with 9th Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown | CLICK HERE
• February 21 | Q1 MCLE In-Person Dinner Program
  Justice Guerrero – newest justice to the Supreme Court | at the US Grant Hotel | CLICK HERE
• February 23 | MCLE Specialty – Elimination of Bias (remote)
  Speaker: Tristan Higgins
• March 7 | Q1 ABTL Report
• March 14 | Nuts and Bolts (remote) CLICK HERE
• March 25 | Bi-Annual Trial Skills Seminar | CLICK HERE
• April 28-30 | Joint Board Retreat
  Allegretto Vineyard Resort, Paso Robles California | CLICK HERE
• May 31 | Q2 ABTL Report
• June 14 | Q2 MCLE In-Person Dinner Program
  Daralyn Durie, lead counsel for California’s 2021 verdict of the year and veteran of six post-COVID jury trials, will talk about all aspects of effective trial advocacy from jury selection to closing argument, with examples from her recent trial experiences. She will discuss in particular how women can become successful first chair trial lawyers in significant cases. | CLICK HERE
• June 21 | Brown Bag Federal Court – Judge Huie (In-Person – lunchtime brown bag)
• July 11 | MCLE specialty (Hybrid Event – lunch provided) | CLICK HERE
  Ethics & Electronically Stored Information (MATERIALS)
• July 18 | Judicial Mixer (LDC)
  The Federal Court Jury Lounge | Networking, Chuchy’s Tacos, drinks, desserts, ice-breaker game, prizes! | CLICK HERE
• September | Q3 ABTL Report
• September 6 | Nuts and Bolts (Remote)
  Taming the Trial Beast: Stipulations, Motions and Mutual Courtesies That Will Make Your Life A Lot Less Stressful. Panelists: Judge Trapp, Mark Mazzarella, and Rich Gluck
• Sept 12 | Q3 MCLE In-Person Dinner Program
  Alex Spiro – “When It’s Worth Taking Cases to Trial” | at the US Grant Historic Luxury Hotel | CLICK HERE
• Oct 11-15 | 49TH ANNUAL SEMINAR
  Fairmont Orchid, Big Island, Hawaii | CLICK HERE
• Nov 3, 4, 6 | Local Law School Mock Trial Program
• Nov 8 | Q4 In-Person Dinner Program
  Charity Event Benefitting the Local Law School Mock Trial Program
• Nov 15 | MCLE specialty lunchtime program (Remote) Speaker: Marguerite C. Lorenz
  Beyond Competence: Mindfulness, Ethics, and Well-Being for Attorneys
• Nov 15 | Q4 ABTL Report
• Dec 5 | Brown Bag Superior Court – Judge Frazier (Hybrid)

• January 19 | MCLE Specialty – Competence
  Proven Strategies for Coping with Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, Burn-out, Disillusionment, and Cynicism
• February 15 | MCLE: ZOOM Evening Program
  The State of Cybersecurity in 2022
• February 22 | MCLE: Nuts & Bolts
  A Primer on Pursuing Cryptocurrency Assets in a Digital World
• April 5 | MCLE: Judicial Brown Bag
  The Honorable. James A. Mangione, Superior Court
• April 29 – May 1 | Annual Joint Board Retreat
  Pasea Hotel and Spa in Huntington Beach, California
• May 10 | MCLE Specialty – Ethics
  Panel of four mediators
• June 14 | MCLE: Judicial Brown Bag – The Path to Becoming a Judge
  The Honorable. Linda Lopez, U.S. District Court
• June 28 | MCLE: In-Person Dinner Program
  Hollywood and the Law | Liberty Station, the BRICK
• July 12 | Twelfth ANNUAL Judicial Mixer
  The Federal Court Jury Lounge | Networking, Chuchy’s Tacos, drinks, desserts, bingo, prizes!
• August 9 | MCLE: ZOOM Nuts & Bolts
  Discussion TBD
• August 23 | MCLE Specialty
  Forensic expert, Mike Wakshull of Q9 Consulting: “Know Your Biases: True Stories from the Courtroom.”
• September 14 | MCLE: In-Person Dinner Program
  Recent High-Profile Cases in the Music Copyright World. Speakers (Stairway to Heaven and Blurred Lines), Westin Gaslamp
• September 22 – 25 | Annual Seminar
  Rancho Bernardo Inn
• November 4, 5 & 7 | Mock Trial
• November 8 | MCLE: In-Person Dinner Program
  Annual Charity Event to Benefit Mock Trial and Local Law Schools at Deck655
• December 6 | MCLE: Judicial Brown Bag
  Judge Smyth, Federal Court